Abstract

A selective urea transporter UT-A1 inhibitor would be a novel type of diuretic, likely with less undesirable side effects than conventional diuretics, because it acts on the last portion of the nephron. In this issue of Chemistry & Biology, Esteva-Font and colleagues develop such an inhibitor by using a clever high-throughput screening assay and document its selectivity.

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